34th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200265746 | AN EXERCISE DEVICE INCLUDING AN OPTICALLY READABLE CODE - An exercise device ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200265747 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPTIMAL PERSONALIZED HYDRATION FOR SPORTS - Devices and methods analyze hydration in an individual. An application can confirm if typical water intake by an individual participating in a sport is sufficient to maintain hydration and/or can determine an optimal personalized hydration plan to maintain or improve hydration for the individual. The application can estimate water losses during an effort, such as an athletic training session or match, by considering one or more characteristics of the individual, such as weight, height, gender, heart rate at rest, maximal heart rate, VO2 max, effort intensity, and type of clothes worn, and/or one or more characteristics of the training session or match, such as the specific sport, the time duration, the position played by the individual, and the location of the training session or match (e.g ambient temperature, moisture, and wind speed). The hydration plan can improve athletic performance by the individual in the training session or match. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265748 | ADJUSTABLE VISUAL EFFECTS SIMULATING AUTO DARKENING LENSES IN AUGMENTED REALITY WELDING SYSTEMS - Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to augmented reality welding systems. In some examples, an augmented reality welding system is configured to apply a visual effect to a simulated rendering of the augmented reality welding system when a simulated arc is present, so as to emulate an auto-darkening lens of a welding helmet. In some examples, the visual effect is impacted by several user adjustable settings. The settings may be adjusted by a user, such as via a helmet interface and/or the user interface of the augmented reality welding system, for example. In some examples, the settings may emulate auto-darkening settings found on conventional auto-darkening welding helmets (e.g., shade, sensitivity, and/or delay). In some examples, the settings may also include other settings unique to the augmented reality welding system, such as, for example a helmet model/type, a difficulty setting, a realism setting, and/or an effect area setting. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265749 | SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING JOINING OPERATIONS USING MOBILE DEVICES - Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265750 | SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING JOINING OPERATIONS USING MOBILE DEVICES - Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265751 | WELD MODULES FOR WELD TRAINING SYSTEMS - Systems are disclosed relating to a weld module for weld training systems. In some examples, a weld module is configured for attachment to (and/or detachment from) a plug of a welding tool (e.g., welding torch, gun, stinger, foot pedal, etc.). The weld module may be configured to detect tool events based one or more signals received from the plug of the welding tool. The weld module may communicate the tool events to the weld training system for use during a weld simulation, for example. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265752 | TOUCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR THE BLIND AND TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE BLIND - A touch control assembly for the blind includes a screen protection film provided on a touch screen and configured for protecting the touch screen, and a plurality of key frames are provided at the screen protection film and are tactually sensible via fingers, wherein at least one of the key frames is provided with a braille part tactually sensible via fingers. A touch control device for the blind includes the touch control assembly for the blind. The touch control assembly for the blind, through the design of the screen protection film, the key frame, and the braille part arranged on the screen protection film, which enables the touch control assembly for the blind usable by the blind people. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265753 | RESETTABLE INJECTION TRAINING DEVICE - A resettable injection training device for simulating an injection is provided in an embodiment herein. The device may include an outer housing, a safety shield having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end for engaging with a target surface during an injection simulation, the safety shield comprising a retracted position, an extended unlocked position and an extended locked position, a plunger; and a locking tab for interfacing with the safety shield for interfacing with the safety shield the extended locked position, wherein if the safety shield distal end disengages from the target surface during an injection simulation, the safety shield extends to the extended, locked position until the device is reset. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GUIDANCE FOR USE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS WITH TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO REMOTE LOCATION - A medical augmented reality (AR) guidance system providing procedure instruction data to a user using a medical equipment system to perform a procedure. The AR guidance system gathers also comprises an analysis module configured to analyze medical procedure result data, for example, if the medical procedure result data comprises one or more ultrasound images, the analysis module may be configured to analyze the one or more ultrasound images for the presence of one or more kidney stones, the presence of one or more blood clots, or the presence of one or more blockages in one or more blood vessels. The system also transmits data to a remote location, such as for remote storage and/or analysis. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265755 | LATERAL CATHOTOMY AND CANTHOLYSIS SIMULATION DEVICE - The Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis Simulation Device of the present disclosure includes a base with a depression to receive a simulated eye, a skin covering, and a plug having a plug head and a plug band that is removably attached to the base under said skin covering, where the band is under tension between the first end and the second end to simulate a canthal tendon. The plug band is pulled through an opening formed into the skin covering and an opening formed into the base. A bending member is attached at one end to a stationary member and the other end to plug. The simulated eye is attached to a hook, which is used with the bending member to move to simulated eye away from the base to simulate proptosis. When plug band is cut, bending member moves to a relaxed configuration and simulated eye moves back towards base. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265756 | DIGITAL TOUCH SCREEN REAL ESTATE SIGN - A smart sign that allows users to interact with a digital real estate sign. The sign is preferably powered by solar energy, but may also be hardwired for electricity. The sign will include a battery that collects and stores the necessary amount of solar energy to operate. The sign has a flexible base with a pivot point that allows the sign to bend near the base and withstand being struck or moved in heavy wind. The sign also has a camera, which is preferably also powered by solar energy. The camera allows users to remotely view the property for sale near the sign. The sign also has a touch screen, allowing users to interact with the sign, and will be operable via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The sign also includes a programmable device that can collect data entered on the touch screen by the user. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265757 | Display Module, Manufacturing Method, and Display Device - The disclosure provides a display module, a manufacturing method, and a display device. The display module includes a display panel, an optical sensor disposed on an opposite side of a light emitting side of the display panel, and a heat dissipation layer disposed between the display panel and the optical sensor, wherein the heat dissipation layer is provided with an array of through holes, through which light passes and reaches an optical identification device in the optical sensor. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265758 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and an adsorption layer including at least one rigid plane and the flexible display panel is adsorbed on the rigid plane to maintain flatness of the flexible display plane. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265759 | Liquid Light Wall - Embodiments provide an illuminated design in a liquid light wall. According to an embodiment, there is provided a liquid light wall including a front wall with a plurality of circular openings through which transparent pipettes may be inserted. The pipettes are filled with a colored liquid. The colored liquid can be edible. A light source shines light from behind the front wall, transferring the light through the pipettes, showcasing a design. The pipettes can be readily removed from the circular openings. Embodiments provide for a modular design of the liquid light wall such that multiple modules can be attached to one another. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265760 | SAMPLING METHOD AND DEVICE, SAMPLING CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a sampling method, a sampling control method, a sampling device, a sampling control device, a sampling control system, and a display device. The present disclosure provides a sampling method for sampling pixel units disposed on a display substrate, the method including: the controller controlling a plurality of sampling modules to be simultaneously turned on, so that a plurality of sampling modules controlled by the controller are capable of receiving luminance information of the pixel units obtained through sampling of the sampling channel; the controller sequentially controlling a group of sampling channels to be simultaneously turned on, so that the group of sampling channels simultaneously sample the luminance information, and transmit the sampled luminance information to respective sampling modules connected to the group of sampling channels through the output terminals of the group of sampling channels. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265761 | CORE TRAY AND MARKING METHOD - This invention relates to the standardised marking of a core tray or an ancillary part thereof with indicia for machine reading that identify a sample held therein, wherein an arrangement of segments adapted to be altered in appearance is formed in a recurrent pattern on a surface of the tray, so that when selected segments in each pattern have been altered in a standard manner by human hand, the arrangement represents a sequence of machine-readable, standardised alphanumeric characters. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265762 | SCAN DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a scan driving circuit and driving method thereof, array substrate and a display device. The scan driving circuit includes output ends at m stages, input circuits at m stages, and q shift register circuits. A first end of the input circuit at the i-th stage is connected to the output end at the (i−1)-th stage, and i is any integer greater than 1 and less than m+1. Any shift register circuits is respectively connected to k output ends, and second ends of k input circuits, and the k input circuits have a same combination of stage numbers as k output ends, all stage numbers in same combination of stage numbers have the same parity, and k is greater than 1 and less than m. The shift register circuit is configured to output a scanning signal to one output ends, and outputting the scanning signal to which output ends is indicated by an external control signal. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265763 | MEMORY-IN-PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure is related to a memory-in-pixel circuit. The memory-in-pixel circuit comprises a switch sub-circuit, and a data input sub-circuit. The data input sub-circuit comprises a first floating gate transistor and a second floating gate transistor. The data input sub-circuit is configured to transmit a data signal from one of a plurality of data lines to a pixel electrode under control of the switch sub-circuit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265764 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including a first display region in which a plurality of first data lines are positioned and a second display region adjacent to the first display region in which a plurality of second data lines are positioned, a first data driver and a second data driver in a non-display region of the display panel, a plurality of first fan-out lines connected to the first data driver and including a plurality of 1_1-th fan-out lines connected to the plurality of first data lines and a plurality of 1_2-th fan-out lines connected to the plurality of second data lines, and a plurality of second fan-out lines connected to the second data driver and including a plurality of 2_1-th fan-out lines connected to the plurality of second data lines and a plurality of 2_2-th fan-out lines connected to the plurality of first data lines. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265765 | VOLTAGE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF CONTROL THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE - A voltage control circuit and a method of controlling the same, and a display device are provided. The comparison sub-circuit is coupled to a first reference voltage end, a second reference voltage end, a feedback voltage end and a comparison output end which is coupled to the switching sub-circuit. The switching sub-circuit is further coupled to an output voltage end, an initial voltage end and a replacement voltage end. The comparison sub-circuit determines whether a voltage of the feedback voltage end is between the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The switching sub-circuit transmits a voltage of the initial voltage end to the output voltage end in response to a first control signal of the comparison output end; transmit a voltage of the replacement voltage end to the output voltage end in response to a second control signal of the comparison output end. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265766 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ANTI-INTERFERENCE METHOD THEREOF - An integrated circuit for driving a display panel and an anti-interference method are provided. The integrated circuit can include a source driving circuit and an anti-interference circuit. The source driving circuit includes a receiving circuit configured to receive an input signal including image data and process the input signal based on at least one operation parameter to generate output data. The anti-interference circuit is coupled to the receiving circuit. The anti-interference circuit can determine whether an interference event occurs to the input signal based on the input signal or the output data to obtain a determination result and determines whether to adjust the at least one operation parameter of the receiving circuit according to the determination result. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265767 | ELECTROCHROMIC FILM COLORED FILTER ENHANCER FOR A USER INTERFACE DISPLAY - A user interface display system that is associated with an electronic lock that provides feedback to a user that is engaging the electronic lock. A user interface display system includes a user interface display to depict to the user feedback patterns with each feedback pattern that is displayed to the user providing the feedback to the user. An electrochromic filter transitions a color depicted by the user interface display to correspond to the feedback pattern depicted by the user interface display. Each feedback pattern that is displayed provides a corresponding color that is associated with the feedback that is provided to the user as the user engages the electronic lock. A controller transitions the electrochromic filter to each color to correspond with the feedback pattern that is displayed by the user interface display so that the transitioned color and the feedback pattern that is displayed is in response to the user engaging the electronic lock. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265768 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: an image display having at least one first display area and a second display area; a memory configured to store image data; and a timing controller configured to store first image data for the first display area in the memory after first image data for the first display area and the second display area is received from a host device, wherein the timing controller is configured to control the image display unit so as to display a first image in the first display area by loading the first image data for the first display area from the memory and to display a preset second image in the second display area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265769 | SOURCE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A source driver includes a gamma voltage generation circuit. The gamma voltage generation circuit generates a gamma voltage and varies a gamma voltage based on a drive frequency. A data voltage generation circuit generates a data voltage based on the gamma voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265770 | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INFLUENCE OF NOISE OR DITHER - The present invention provides a display driver circuit. A determination circuit is configured to select a first mode for encoding first image data based on a first set of conditions respectively corresponding to a first set of modes. An encoder is configured to encode the first image data in the first mode. The determination circuit is additionally configured to select a second mode for encoding second image data received (n−1)th after the first image data are received; and to select a third mode for encoding third image data received(n)th after the first image data are received, based on a second set of conditions respectively corresponding to the first set of modes. A second condition in the second set of the conditions corresponding to the second mode includes a wider range of values than a first condition in the first set of the conditions corresponding to the second mode. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DATA AT VARIABLE QUALITY - A method of presenting visual information on a screen ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200265772 | OPTICAL DETECTING DEVICE - An optical detecting device includes a receiving box and a telescopic arm. The receiving box includes an electrical connection port and a first conductive portion electrically connected to the electrical connection port. The telescopic arm is slidably disposed in the receiving box and includes an optical sensor and a second conductive portion electrically connected to the optical sensor. When the telescopic arm and the receiving box are in different sensing positions, the first conductive portion is electrically connected to the second conductive portion. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265773 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a data driver for providing data voltages to data output lines; a data divider for coupling the data output lines to data lines; and a data compensator for compensating data voltages based on a load difference between data voltages in adjacent pixel rows. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265774 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - An object is to provide a display system with a novel structure and a vehicle. The display system includes a display and a control IC. The control IC includes a frame memory, an arithmetic circuit, and a memory circuit. The display has a curved display surface. The frame memory has a function of holding first image data dedicated to displaying an image on a flat surface. The memory circuit has a function of storing shape data on the display. The arithmetic circuit has a function of converting first coordinates of the curved display surface into second coordinates of the flat surface included in the first image data, by performing arithmetic operation in accordance with the shape data. The arithmetic circuit has a function of outputting the first image data stored in the frame memory to the display as second image data on the basis of the second coordinates. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265775 | CONNECTION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A connection device connected to an image display unit that is head-mounted includes a connector to which an image signal is input; and a connector to which an image signal is input and which is capable of outputting sensor data. The connection device further includes a setting unit that sets a selection between the image signals; and an output control unit that selects the connector for outputting the image signal by a connection unit according to the setting. The setting unit sets the image signal to be output from the connection unit when the image signal is input. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265776 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a plurality of pixels respectively coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines and data lines; and a scan driver to supply first scan signals to the first scan lines and second scan signals to the second scan lines, wherein the pixel includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node, one electrode connected to a first power line, and other electrode connected to a second node; a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first scan line, one electrode connected to a data line, and other electrode connected to the first node, the second transistor being turned on in a first time period of a frame when the first scan signal is applied; a third transistor having a gate electrode connected to a second scan line, one electrode connected to the second node, and other electrode connected to an initialization line, the third transistor being turned on in the first time period and at least one second time period of the frame when the second scan signal is applied; a storage capacitor having one electrode connected to the first node and other electrode connected to the second node; and a light emitting diode having an anode connected to the second node and a cathode connected to a second power line, wherein the number of the first and second scan signals applied to the pixel during the frame period is different from each other. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265777 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, the plurality of pixels respectively including a plurality of sub pixels. The plurality of sub pixels respectively includes a light emitting element, and a PWM pixel circuit configured to control a light emitting duration of the light emitting element, based on a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage and a sweep voltage. A plurality of PWM pixel circuits included in the display panel are driven, for each of row lines of the plurality of pixels, in an order of a data setting period for setting the PWM data voltage and then a light emitting period in which the light emitting element emits light during a duration corresponding to the set PWM data voltage according to a change of the sweep voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265778 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device including: an image determiner configured to determine whether a still image is displayed by comparing first partial image data that is a portion of image data of a previous frame with second partial image data that is a portion of image data of a current frame at a first time of a first mode in which a non-moving image is displayed, and determine whether the still image is displayed by comparing first frame data that is all image data of a previous frame with second frame data that is all image data of a current frame at a second time of a second mode in which a moving image is displayed; a display panel including pixels that receive a data signal corresponding to image data; and a panel driver configured to change a frequency at which the pixels are driven according to the first and second modes. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265779 | DEGRADATION COMPENSATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device includes a display unit, a degradation compensator and a data driver. The display unit includes first and second pixels disposed in first and second regions, respectively. The degradation compensator generates a first compensated grayscale value by compensating a first grayscale value for the first pixel based on a first degradation curve and generates a second compensated grayscale value by compensating a second grayscale value for the second pixel based on a second degradation curve, where the first and second degradation curves define luminance reduction rates according to accumulated usage time of the first and second pixels, respectively. A data driver generates first and second data signals based on the first and second compensated grayscale values, respectively, and supplies the first and second data signals to the first and second pixels, respectively. A transmittance of the second region is greater than a transmittance of the first region. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265780 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL, PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a display device, a display panel and a pixel driving circuit. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor, a first scanning terminal, a second scanning terminal, a data input terminal, a light emission control terminal, a storage capacitor, a reset unit, and a write compensation unit and a light emission control unit, wherein the reset unit is turned on according to a first scanning signal from the first scanning terminal to reset the storage capacitor and charge the storage capacitor; and the writing compensation unit is turned on according to a second scanning signal from the second scanning terminal, to cause data signals provided by the data input terminal to be written into a gate electrode of the driving transistor, and to cause the storage capacitor to be discharged through the writing compensation unit and the driving transistor until the driving transistor is turned off. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265781 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Image data having parts that change in sine wave shape or cosine wave shape in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is used as current measurement patterns. A current measuring unit measures current flowing in a power source line from all of organic EL elements included in a display unit. A current distribution pattern generating unit generates a current distribution pattern by performing a two-dimensional inverse discrete Fourier transform on a plurality of current values measured when the current measurement patterns are displayed in order. An image signal correcting unit corrects an image signal on the basis of the current distribution pattern and a cumulative added value of an image signal. Accordingly, the extent of performance degradation of the organic EL elements is estimated, and uneven brightness in the display screen is prevented. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265782 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels Includes an organic light emitting diode, first to third transistors, a storage capacitor, and a first capacitor. The second transistor includes, a gate electrode receiving a first scan signal, a first electrode receiving a data signal, and a second electrode connected to a first electrode of the first transistor. The third transistor includes a gate electrode receiving a second scan signal, a first electrode connected to a second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The storage capacitor includes a first electrode receiving a power voltage and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor, The first capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode receiving the power voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265783 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including an opening and a plurality of pixels that display an image, a crack detection line disposed along a periphery of the opening, and a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels. The crack detection line is connected to one of the plurality of data lines, and detects a crack at the periphery of the opening through a single pixel array connected to the one of the plurality of data lines. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265784 | METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a display driving circuit of the electronic device, main image data over a first channel from a first processor or a second processor of the electronic device, outputting, by the display driving circuit, a main image on a display panel of the electronic device based on the main image data, generating, by the display driving circuit, an additional image different from the main image, and merging, by the display driving circuit, the main image with the additional image and outputting, by the display driving circuit, the merged image on the display panel. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265785 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. The display device of the present invention may comprise: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; an anode electrode being positioned in the display area; an organic light emitting layer being layered on the anode electrode, the organic light emitting layer being positioned in the display area; a cathode electrode being layered on the organic light emitting layer; and a gate driver being positioned in the display area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265786 | PIXEL DRIVE CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - A pixel drive circuit, a display device and a driving method. The pixel drive circuit, the display device and the driving method can effectively compensate for the problem of poor panel uniformity caused by the resistance drop and improve the uniformity of the panel. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265787 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel, a source driver, and an alignment detection circuit. The display panel includes data lines and pads connected to the data lines. The source driver includes output lines connected to the pads to supply a data signal, and a detection circuit to selectively connect a first detection line supplied with a first detection voltage and a second detection line supplied with a second detection voltage to the output lines. The alignment detection circuit includes a detection capacitor connected between the first detection line and the second detection line, and a voltage detection circuit connected to one end of the detection capacitor to detect a voltage of the detection capacitor. The detection circuit connects a (2n−1)-th output line of the output lines to the first detection line, and connects a (2n)-th output line of the output lines to the second detection line. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265788 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a first correction circuit configured to perform, using a gamma correction value, a gamma correction for first image data; a second correction circuit configured to receive the gamma-corrected first image, and to generate second image data by performing gray-scale compensation for the gamma-corrected first image data; and a data driver configured to provide a data signal corresponding to the second image data to the plurality of pixels, wherein the second correction circuit performs the gray-scale compensation based on the gamma correction value and a threshold value measured for each of the plurality of pixels. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265789 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device comprises a pixel which is connected to a scan line and a data line intersecting the scan line, wherein the pixel comprises a light emitting element and a driving transistor controlling a driving current, which is supplied to the light emitting element, according to a data voltage received from the data line, wherein the driving transistor comprises a first active layer having an oxide semiconductor containing tin (Sn). | 2020-08-20 |
20200265790 | METHODS FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - A variety of methods for driving electro-optic displays so as to reduce visible artifacts are described. Such methods include (a) applying a first drive scheme to a non-zero minor proportion of the pixels of the display and a second drive scheme to the remaining pixels, the pixels using the first drive scheme being changed at each transition; (b) using two different drive schemes on different groups of pixels so that pixels in differing groups undergoing the same transition will not experience the same waveform; (c) applying either a balanced pulse pair or a top-off pulse to a pixel undergoing a white-to-white transition and lying adjacent a pixel undergoing a visible transition; (d) driving extra pixels where the boundary between a driven and undriven area would otherwise fall along a straight line; and (e) driving a display with both DC balanced and DC imbalanced drive schemes, maintaining an impulse bank value for the DC imbalance and modifying transitions to reduce the impulse bank value. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265791 | OVERDRIVE METHOD AND DEVICE, CONTROLLER, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An overdrive method and device, a controller, a display apparatus, and a storage medium is provided. The method includes: acquiring a first grayscale value and a second grayscale value, the first grayscale value being a grayscale value of a first image displayed by a target sub-pixel and the second grayscale value being a grayscale of a second image to be displayed by the target sub-pixel; acquiring a hold duration that the target sub-pixel holds the first grayscale value in response to the first grayscale: value being not equal to the second grayscale value; determining a target overdrive compensation voltage according to the first grayscale value, the second grayscale value, and the hold duration; and applying an overdrive pixel voltage to the target sub-pixel in response to the target sub-pixel displaying the second image, the overdrive pixel voltage being obtained according to the target overdrive compensation voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265792 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGE SIGNAL - A disclosed liquid-crystal display apparatus comprises a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scanning lines, and a plurality of data lines; and an image signal correction unit to correct a grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance the pixel is to have. The image signal correction unit carries out a first correction to bring a first grayscale value farther away from a second grayscale value by a first correction amount determined based on the state of difference between the first grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance a first pixel is to have and the second grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance a second pixel selected following the first pixel is to have. The first correction is a correction for bringing the transmittance of the first pixel closer to the transmittance according to the first grayscale value. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265793 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGE SIGNAL - A disclosed liquid-crystal display apparatus comprises a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scanning lines, and a plurality of data lines; and an image signal correction unit to correct a grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance the pixel is to have. The image signal correction unit carries out a first correction to bring a first grayscale value closer to a second grayscale value by a first correction amount determined based on the state of difference between the first grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance a first pixel is to have and the second grayscale value determined in accordance with the transmittance a second pixel selected following the first pixel is to have. The first correction is a correction for bringing the transmittance of the second pixel closer to the transmittance according to the second grayscale value. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265794 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SCREEN DISPLAYING METHOD - A display device and screen displaying method are provided in this disclosure. The screen displaying method includes the following operations: detecting whether a noise signal on a conducting wire by a detecting unit; outputting a horizontal synchronizing signal and a data signal to a source driving circuit by a timing controller; wherein the data signal includes a first frame data voltage and a second frame data voltage according to the timing sequence; and receiving the first frame data voltage and the second frame data voltage by the source driving circuit, when the detecting unit is configured to detect the noise signal, the processor is configured to selectively output the first frame data voltage or the second frame data voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265795 | CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A control method for a display device includes displaying a first image on a first display surface, specifying the number of first people viewing the first image displayed on the first display surface, receiving, a second image different from the first image on a second display surface different from the first display surface, number-of-people information indicating a specifying result of the number of second people viewing the second image displayed on the second display surface, comparing the number of the first and second people, and displaying the second image on the first display surface when the number of the first people is smaller than the number of the second people and transmitting, to the other display device, first image instruction information for instructing display of the first image on the second display surface when the number of the first people is larger than the number of the second people. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265796 | EVALUATING AND REDUCING MYOPIAGENIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - Techniques for evaluating and reducing myopiagenic effects of electronic displays are disclosed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265797 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - In a data processing system, when displaying frames to a user on a display, the location of the user's gaze on the display is determined, and the amount of light to be output for different regions of the display when displaying the frame on the display is selected and set based on the determined location of the user's gaze on the display. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265798 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixel areas, a second display area including a plurality of second pixel areas and a plurality of transmission areas, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form in the first and second display areas, and a first signal line and a second signal line disposed to correspond to each pixel column in the plurality of pixels. In each pixel column, one of the first and second signal lines may extend over the first and second display areas, and a remaining one of the first and second signal lines may not be disposed in the second display area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265799 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS OF DISPLAY - According to various embodiments, a method of operating an electronic device, which has a foldable housing that causes first and second portions of a display to face each other in a folded state and to be directed in the same direction in an unfolded state and an illuminance sensor that is disposed on a surface on which the second portion is formed, includes a process of determining an angle formed by the first portion and the second portion using data received from an angle detecting sensor; a process of checking out a reference value corresponding to the determined angle in a lookup table; a process of correcting a first illuminance value from the illuminance sensor using the checked reference value; and a process of controlling brightness of the display based on the corrected first illuminance value at least in part. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265800 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265801 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device which supports a panel self refresh (“PSR”) mode includes a source unit and a synchronizing unit, and a signal is transmitted between the source unit and the synchronizing unit through an interface. The source unit determines on/off of the PSR mode in response to a PSR setting value, and additionally determines whether to activate the PSR mode in response to luminance information. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265802 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE DISPLAY OF DATA FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, ASSOCIATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An electronic device ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200265803 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A foldable electronic device is provided that controls a UI and a method of operating the same is also provided. An electronic device includes a first housing including a first face, and a second face opposite the first face; a second housing including a third face, and a fourth face opposite the third face; a hinge connecting the first housing and the second house, wherein the second housing folds about the hinge to face the first housing; a flexible display extending from the first face to the third face; a sensor circuit configured to sense an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing folding at the hinge; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the sensor circuit. The processor is configured to detect a physical state of the first housing and the second housing based on the sensor circuit, and re-execute a currently executed application, when the detected physical state changes. The physical state includes a first state in which the first housing and the second housing are folded onto each other or a second state in which the first face of the first housing and the third face of the second housing face a same direction. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265804 | METHOD FOR DRIVING MULTIPLEXER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for driving the multiplexer is disclosed herein. The method includes the following operations: in a first frame, a first control signal is configured to enable a partial of switch of a first multiplexer and a partial of switch of a second multiplexer; and in a second frame, a second control signal is configured to enable another partial of switch of the first multiplexer and another partial of switch of the second multiplexer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265805 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265806 | Experiencing a Virtual Object at a Plurality of Sizes - Described herein is a system and method for experiencing a virtual object at a plurality of sizes. During an AR session, the virtual object can created at a first size based upon a first scale (e.g., miniature, tabletop size). Once created, information regarding the virtual object can be stored. Thereafter, the virtual object can be displayed in an AR session at a second size based upon a second scale (e.g., full size or life size). In some embodiments, functionality of at least portion(s) of the virtual object are different when experienced in an AR session at the second size than when experienced in an AR session at the first size. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265807 | VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A vehicle includes a display device that is visible from a front side, a measurement unit configured to measure a distance between the vehicle and a front vehicle which travels in the same direction as the vehicle, and a display control unit configured to horizontally invert display content on the display device based on the measured distance. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A POSITIONING OF A USER INTERFACE BASED ON A USER'S POSITION - Methods, systems, and computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for determining a viewing location of a user with respect to a computing device, the viewing location including a viewing distance and a viewing angle of the user with respect to the computing device; determining that a physical input device is physically coupled to a display of the computing device; determining a location of a graphical object within a graphical user interface (GUI) presented by the display of the computing device; determining, based on the viewing location of the user and the location of the graphical object, that the graphical object is included by a non-visible portion of the GUI; and adjusting display dimensions of the GUI such that an updated location of the graphical object is included by a visible portion of the GUI. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265809 | USER INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD - A user interface display method is provided. The method includes: pre-storing, by a storage unit, a plurality of body type information arranged according to a rule; receiving, by an input unit, a physiological information of a user; and selecting, by a processing unit, a current body type information corresponding to the physiological information from the plurality of body information; selecting, by the processing unit, a plurality of first body type information similar to the current body type information from the body type information according to the rule; and displaying, by the display unit, the current body type information in a first position and respectively displaying the plurality of first body type information in a plurality of second positions, wherein the plurality of second positions are adjacent to the first position. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265810 | STRING INSTRUMENT FORMED AS AN INTEGRAL UNIT STRUCTURE - Stringed musical instrument including a unitary structure formed integrally by a body, a neck and a head from a solid block of non-wood rigid material by computer numerical control (CNC) machining, with the pegs, the bridge, the fingerboard and the strings mounted on said unitary structure, front panels and rear panels that seal said body and a fingerboard machined by CNC as a single piece and connected to said unitary structure in a removable and interchangeable manner. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265811 | Device and Method for Introducing Different Embouchures - A device has a plurality of different mouthpieces that can be mounted on an elongate body. Each mounted mouthpiece is spaced from the central axis of the elongate body. In order to introduce different embouchures, a music student can blow into successive ones of the plurality of different mouthpieces. The student can hold the elongate body when using the device. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265812 | MELLOPHONE IN REAL F - A portable mellophone instrument having two interchangeable leadpipes and pitched in real F. The mellophone plays in the key of real F, and has a stable, deep, mellow sound. The mellophone allows French horn players to use their own mouthpiece to play the mellophone without an adapter, and allows trumpet players to play the mellophone using a familiar mouthpiece. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265813 | Go Drum - A compact drum kit is provided. The drum kit has a body having a hollow interior cavity and a sound hole for transmitting sound wave from the interior cavity to exterior of the body, the body has a striking head and an opposing resonant head. The drum kit has a top plat attaching to a top side of the body and a platform attaching to a bottom side of the body. The drum kit has a shaft mounting bracket attaching to the top plat and a pivot shaft mounting bracket attaching to the top plat. A plurality of upward extending component mounting shafts are supported by one of the shaft mounting bracket and the pivot shaft mounting bracket. One or more percussion modules that attach to one or more of the plurality of component mounting shafts, wherein each percussion module produces a sound in response to being struck or scraped. A drum kick assembly is positioned on the striking head side of the body and including a beater positioned to strike the striking head of the body to produce a sound. A hi-hat pedal assembly is positioned on the resonant head side of the body. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265814 | DUAL PURPOSE PERCUSSION DRUMSTICK - The invention relates to a drum stick for a percussion instrument, and, more particularly to dual purpose drumstick percussion instrument. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265815 | Monolithic Composite Drum Shell - Methods of making, and the resultant monolithic drum shell for a musical instrument, that include selecting one or more desired wood fibers, providing a resinous binder solution, and immersing the wood fibers within the resinous binder solution for a duration that saturates and covers the wood fibers with the resinous binder solution to form a drum shell liquid composition. The drum shell liquid composition is deposited into a mold, and then cured to form a monolithic composite drum shell. The monolithic composite drum shell is removed from the mold to provide a ready-to-use drum shell for assembling into a musical instrument. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265816 | VERTICAL GUITAR STAND - Certain embodiments of the present application relate to a stand configured to hold a guitar vertically includes a front support and a rear support that are spaced apart to form the sides of a guitar body cavity having a width W and length L and height H. The width W may be fixed for one size guitar, or the width W may be variable to accommodate multiple guitars. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL IMAGE AUDIO COMPOSITION BASED ON USER INPUT - The present invention relates to systems and methods for visual image audio composition. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for audio composition from a diversity of visual images and user determined sound database sources. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265818 | KEYBOARD DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT - A pressing surface of a hammer and a to-be-pressed surface of a key switch have relatively-concaved shapes in a longitudinal direction of the hammer. When a switch body is pressed by the hammer, an inclination caused by an overall curvature of the switch body that results from the fact that the switch body is pressed by the hammer from an oblique direction is canceled by an inclination of the switch body caused by partial compression and deformation that results from the relatively-concaved shapes, so that movable contacts in the switch body frontally face stationary contacts and come into contact with the stationary contacts, respectively. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265819 | Extracting features from auditory observations with active or passive assistance of shape-based auditory modification apparatus - This disclosure provides for an auditory modification apparatus to facilitate extraction of information from an auditory observation stream. The approach may be used to reveal features about the environment, or to simplify processing of the incoming audio stream. The apparatus acts on the incoming auditory stream by nature of its shape, and that shape either is passively static or actively manipulated. Preferably, the apparatus has given shape characteristics to reveal features of the environment, such as directionality of a noise, size of an enclosed space, or materials of its construction, that are not otherwise detectable or easy to process with conventional approaches. Further advantage exists in the notion of actively manipulating the shape of the apparatus in conjunction with its operation to facilitate information extraction in a dynamic manner. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265820 | Basalt Fiber Acoustic Panel - A sound absorbing panel assembly comprising the woven basalt material. The sound absorbing panel assembly comprises a height, a width, a length, a cover and an absorbent panel. The cover comprises a woven basalt material. The absorbent panel comprises a sound absorbent acoustic panel. The absorbent panel is covered by the cover. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265821 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION STRUCTURE COMPRISING A SKIN FORMING A PLURALITY OF ENCLOSURES, ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION STRUCTURE OBTAINED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SAID ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION STRUCTURE - A method for producing an acoustic absorption structure comprising an acoustically resistive structure, an alveolar structure, a reflective layer and a plurality of acoustic elements positioned in the alveolar structure, against the acoustically resistive structure, the method comprising forming a skin forming enclosures of the acoustic elements by depositing a resin on a mold having a base on which are positioned projecting forms shaped like the cavities delimited by the enclosures of the acoustic elements, placing the mold supporting the resin together with the alveolar structure, the resin being intercalated between the mold and the alveolar structure, polymerizing the resin to simultaneously obtain a hardening of the skin and also the joint between the skin and the alveolar structure, and fitting the acoustically resistive structure and the reflective layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265822 | ACTIVE HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR WITH ACTUATED MEMBRANE - A vehicle exhaust component includes a body with an open inner cavity providing a fixed volume and a neck having one end associated with the fixed volume and an opposite end associated with an exhaust gas flow path. A flexible membrane separates the fixed volume into a first chamber and a second chamber. An actuator is used to vary a tension of the flexible membrane. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265823 | DYNAMIC MASKING WITH DYNAMIC PARAMETERS - Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for closed-loop sleep protection and/or sleep regulation. According to an aspect, sleep disturbing noises are predicted and a biosignal parameter is measured to dynamically mask predicted disturbing environmental noises in the sleeping environment with active attenuation. Environmental noises in a sleeping environment of a subject are detected, input, or predicted based on historical data of the sleeping environment collected over a period of time. The biosignal parameter is used to determine sleep physiology of a subject. Based on the environmental noises in the sleeping environment and the determined sleep physiology, the noises are predicted to be disturbing or non-disturbing noises. For predicted disturbing noises, one or more actions are taken to regulate sleep and avoid sleep disruption by using sound masking prior to or concurrently with the occurrence of the predicted disturbing noises. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265824 | SMART-SAFE MASKING AND ALERTING SYSTEM - Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for a personalized wake-up system. A sleep assistance device outputs a sound. In response to detecting a sound that exhibits one or more predetermined sound properties, actions are taken to adjusting the sound in an effort to wake the subject. Examples of predetermined sound properties include any sound detected over a threshold decibel level, sounds detected at a certain frequency spectrum. According to aspects, subject may further configure the system to alert the subject based on a set of personalized sounds the subjects considers to be important. According to aspects, the audio device or system is configured to determine the subject is awake based on collected biosignal parameters. The audio device or system takes further actions to disrupt the subject's sleep until the subject is determined to be awake. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265825 | Device Agnostic Audio Path Sealing - In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus that seals the audio path of an enclosed device is provided. The apparatus includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, when mated, are arranged to enclose a device, where a surface of the second housing portion is arranged to impart pressure on the device toward the first housing portion. The apparatus further includes a first supporting portion disposed along one side of the first housing portion and arranged to support the device. The apparatus also includes a first liner disposed in the first housing portion and arranged to form a first cavity, where the first cavity is adjacent to the first supporting portion. The apparatus further includes a noise generator operable to provide noise signal stream and a first audio output device coupled to the noise generator operable to output first masking signals to the first cavity. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265826 | NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM, NOISE CANCELLATION HEADPHONE AND NOISE CANCELLATION METHOD - A noise cancellation system for a noise cancellation enabled audio device comprises a first noise filter and a second noise filter, each being designed to process a noise signal, a combiner and an adaptation engine. The first noise filter has a first fixed frequency response matched to a high leakage condition of the audio device. The second noise filter has a second fixed frequency response matched to a low leakage condition of the audio device. The combiner is configured to provide a compensation signal based on a combination of an output of the first noise filter amplified with a first adjustable gain factor and an output of the second noise filter amplified with a second adjustable gain factor. The adaptation engine is configured to estimate a leakage condition of the audio device based on an error noise signal and to adjust at least one of the first and the second adjustable gain factors based on the estimated leakage condition. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265827 | Noninvasive Neural Stimulation Through Audio - First data comprising a first range of audio frequencies is received. The first range of audio frequencies corresponds to a predetermined cochlear region of a listener. Second data comprising a second range of audio frequencies is also received. Third data comprising a first modulated range of audio frequencies is acquired. The third data is acquired by modulating the first range of audio frequencies according to a stimulation protocol that is configured to provide neural stimulation of a brain of the listener. The second data and the third data are arranged to generate an audio composition from the second data and the third data. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265828 | Systems and Methods for Dynamically Improving User Intelligibility of Synthesized Speech in a Work Environment - A method and apparatus that dynamically adjust operational parameters of a text-to-speech engine in a speech-based system are disclosed. A voice engine or other application of a device provides a mechanism to alter the adjustable operational parameters of the text-to-speech engine. In response to one or more environmental conditions, the adjustable operational parameters of the text-to-speech engine are modified to increase the intelligibility of synthesized speech. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265829 | PERSONALIZED CUSTOM SYNTHETIC SPEECH - Systems, methods, and computer program products customizing and delivering contextually relevant, artificially synthesized, voiced content that is targeted toward the individual user behaviors, viewing habits, experiences and preferences of each individual user accessing the content of a content provider. A network accessible profile service collects and analyzes collected user profile data and recommends contextually applicable voices based on the user's profile data. As user input to access voiced content or triggers voiced content maintained by a content provider, the voiced content being delivered to the user is a modified version comprising artificially synthesized human speech mimicking the recommended voice and delivering the dialogue of the voiced content, in a manner that imitates the sounds and speech patterns of the recommended voice. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265830 | TOKEN-WISE TRAINING FOR ATTENTION BASED END-TO-END SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method of attention-based end-to-end (A-E2E) automatic speech recognition (ASR) training, includes performing cross-entropy training of a model, based on one or more input features of a speech signal, determining a posterior probability vector at a time of a first wrong token among one or more output tokens of the model of which the cross-entropy training is performed, and determining a loss of the first wrong token at the time, based on the determined posterior probability vector. The method further includes determining a total loss of a training set of the model of which the cross-entropy training is performed, based on the determined loss of the first wrong token, and updating the model of which the cross-entropy training is performed, based on the determined total loss of the training set. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265831 | LARGE MARGIN TRAINING FOR ATTENTION-BASED END-TO-END SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method of attention-based end-to-end (E | 2020-08-20 |
20200265832 | AUDIO PROCESSING IN A LOW-BANDWIDTH NETWORKED SYSTEM - The present disclosure is generally directed a system to detect activation phrases within input audio signals transmitted over a low-bandwidth network. The system can use a two-stage activation phrase detection process. First a sensing device, which can include a plurality of microphones for detecting an input audio signal, can detect an input audio signal that includes a candidate activation phrase. Second, the sensing device can transmit the recordings of the input audio signal to a client device for confirmation that the input audio signal includes the activation phrase. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265833 | BEST PATH CHANGE RATE FOR UNSUPERVISED LANGUAGE MODEL WEIGHT SELECTION - A method for selecting an optimal language model weight (LMW) used to perform automatic speech recognition, including decoding test audio into a lattice using a language model; analyzing the lattice using a first LMW of a plurality of LMWs to determine a first plurality of best paths; analyzing the lattice using a second LMW of the plurality of LMWs to determine a second plurality of best paths; determining a first best path change rate (BCPR) corresponding to the first LMW based on a number of best path changes between the first plurality of best paths and the second plurality of best paths; and determining the first LMW to be the optimal LMW based on the first BCPR being a lowest BCPR from among a plurality of BCPRs corresponding to the plurality of LMWs. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265834 | DETECTION OF REPLAY ATTACK - A method of detecting a replay attack comprises: receiving an audio signal representing speech; identifying speech content present in at least a portion of the audio signal; obtaining information about a frequency spectrum of each portion of the audio signal for which speech content is identified; and, for each portion of the audio signal for which speech content is identified: retrieving information about an expected frequency spectrum of the audio signal; comparing the frequency spectrum of portions of the audio signal for which speech content is identified with the respective expected frequency spectrum; and determining that the audio signal may result from a replay attack if a measure of a difference between the frequency spectrum of the portions of the audio signal for which speech content is identified and the respective expected frequency spectrum exceeds a threshold level. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265835 | TRANSFERRING AN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT ROUTINE BETWEEN CLIENT DEVICES DURING EXECUTION OF THE ROUTINE - Transferring (e.g., automatically) an automated assistant routine between client devices during execution of the automated assistant routine. The automated assistant routine can correspond to a set of actions to be performed by one or more agents and/or one or more devices. While content, corresponding to an action of the routine, is being rendered at a particular device, the user may walk away from the particular device and toward a separate device. The automated assistant routine can be automatically transferred in response, and the separate device can continue to rendering the content for the user. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES THROUGH VOICE INTERACTION - A method and a system for controlling devices through voice interaction are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include identifying at least one feature of a target device and an action to be performed on the at least one feature, based on an intent and an object determined from a voice input received from a user. The method may further include determining a correspondence between the at least one feature and the action to be performed using a trained neural network. The method may further include comparing a current operational state of the at least one feature with an operational threshold of the at least one feature. The method may further include performing the action on the at least one feature based on the determined correspondence, when the current operational state is within limits of the operational threshold. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265837 | VOICE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND VOICE OUTPUT METHOD - In a voice output apparatus, an acquisition unit acquires a speech of an occupant of a vehicle. A determination unit determines whether or not the acquired speech is asking for repetition or rephrasing. A classification unit classifies, when it is determined that the speech is the asking, the speech according to a type of asking. An output unit outputs a voice sound in accordance with the classified type of the asking based on a content of a voice sound that is a target of the asking. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265838 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to an electronic device and an operation method therefor. The electronic device comprises: a housing that includes a circular upper end surface comprising a plurality of openings having a selected pattern, a flat circular lower end surface and a side surface surrounding a space between the upper end surface and the lower end surface; an audio output interface that is formed on the side surface; a power input interface that is formed on the side surface; a microphone that is located inside the housing, and that faces the openings; a wireless communication circuit; a processor that is operatively connected to the audio output interface, the power input interface, the microphone and the communication circuit; and a memory that is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory, when the electronic device is executed, can store instructions for the processor to receive a wake-up command through the microphone, to recognize the wake-up command, to transmit to a server information regarding reception of the wake-up command using the communication circuit, to receive a response from the server using the communication circuit, to generate a first audio signal based on the response, and to output the first audio signal using the audio output interface when the microphone is available, wherein the audio signal can be a non-language sound. Various embodiments are also possible. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265839 | GLASSES WITH SUBTITLES - The present inventions provides methods and components to produce a phone app as well as hardware and other software to implement a heads-up type display upon a pair of either standard glasses or prescription glasses, with said glasses linked to the phone app by short range communication methods, including but not limited to WI-FI, Bluetooth or other means to produce a subtitle upon the lenses of the glasses. Advantageously, the glasses provide an alternative to hearing aids for the hearing impaired. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265840 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING USER INPUT AND METHOD THEREOF - According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a user interface, a memory, and a processor. The memory is configured to store a main database including at least one input data or an auxiliary database including at least one category including pieces of response data. The processor is configured to receive a user input, using the user interface, and extract first information from the user input. The processor is also configured to identify whether a portion of the input data of the main database matches the first information. The processor is further configured to identify a category of the user input in response to identifying that the input data of the main database does not match the first information. Additionally, the processor is configured to identify the auxiliary database corresponding to the category, and provide first response data based on an event that the auxiliary database is identified. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265841 | TAILORING AN INTERACTIVE DIALOG APPLICATION BASED ON CREATOR PROVIDED CONTENT - Implementations relate to executing a tailored version of a dynamic interactive dialog application, where the tailored version is tailored based on structured content that is specified by a creator of the tailored version. Executing the tailored version of the interactive dialog application can be in response to receiving, via an assistant interface of an assistant application, an invocation phrase assigned to the tailored version and/or other user interface input that identifies the tailored version. In some implementations, a tailored version of a dynamic interactive dialog application is executed with persona value(s) that are specified by a creator of the tailored version and/or that are predicted based on structured content and/or other input provided by the creator in creating the tailored version. In some implementations, structured content and/or other input provided by a creator in creating a tailored version of an interactive dialog application is utilized in indexing the tailored version. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265842 | CROSS ACCOUNT ACCESS FOR A VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT VIA VOICE PRINTING - A method for accessing a virtual personal assistant has been developed. First, a trust relationship is established between a primary smart speaker device that allows a user to access the virtual personal assistant with voice commands and a separate secondary smart speaker device. A trust relationship is established by generating a request at the secondary smart speaker device to allow access the virtual personal assistant with voice print authentication from the user and then validating the request at the primary smart speaker device to confirm the authenticity of the request. Next, a voice input is received from the user at the secondary smart speaker device requesting access to the virtual personal assistant. The identity of the user is verified using voice print identification with the secondary smart speaker device. Access for the user is then granted to the virtual personal assistant using the secondary smart speaker device. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265843 | SPEECH BROADCAST METHOD, DEVICE AND TERMINAL - A speech broadcast method, device and terminal are provided. The method includes: obtaining a current conversation speech from a user; identifying a tone type of the current conversation speech with a tone identification model; selecting a broadcast tone according to the identified tone type; and generating a broadcast speech according to the selected broadcast tone. A tone type of a current conversation speech is identified with a tone identification model, and a broadcast tone for broadcasting is selected, so that the broadcast speech generated by using the broadcast tone suitable to a user mood, improving cordial feeling during the interaction, and providing a more user-friendly interactive experience. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265844 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING ENCODED AUDIO SIGNAL(S) - There are provided decoding and encoding methods for encoding and decoding of multichannel audio content for playback on a speaker configuration with N channels. The decoding method comprises decoding, in a first decoding module, M input audio signals into M mid signals which are suitable for playback on a speaker configuration with M channels; and for each of the N channels in excess of M channels, receiving an additional input audio signal corresponding to one of the M mid signals and decoding the input audio signal and its corresponding mid signal so as to generate a stereo signal including a first and a second audio signal which are suitable for playback on two of the N channels of the speaker configuration. | 2020-08-20 |
20200265845 | DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a decoding apparatus, a decoding method and a program which make it possible to obtain sound with higher quality. | 2020-08-20 |